Roller-shade bracket



Nov. 29, 1927;

W. C. SMITH ROLLER SHADE BRACKET Filed March 13. 1925 INVENTEIR MALI/7M.c'. J/Wfl/ Patented Nov. 29, 1927.

vii'reoe-a STATES;-

wIIiLIAM 0. SMITH, or cHIeaeo, rumors.

RBLLER-SHADEZBEACKETI Application fiIe'dMarch 13;1925f seriarm. 153222.

The present invention has; to: dim 1 with. a bracket: or support for aroller" she-d e; and relates to: the particularconstruction and de- Signof snbhvmembers;

5 Among the objeotso'fliheinventionare in,

elements 'thereofintwless time thanshas: herd toforebeen'pessibles; and

The eombinaeion: of 1 a guide and support-- ing; means faeilitabin gfhe' adjustmentand setting; oia shade rollbirin juxtaposition-r a carWindow; sush means iii-cluding a, novel structural'fiorm. i g

I These, and: such otherobj ects as 'may hereinaiiiser appear; I areobtaineclbyf the novel construccion, combi naiiionandarrangement of theseveral parts ofjtheabracket members which constitute the invention; andby their associaiiion I with fihe adjacent?" parfisg of the Windewconsfiruotiom' Fignrel is an eleva iiioii-slio "ng-*'righ tand left handbrackets in position, the middle portion of the window, theWindeiv'sfiop and the curtainmonld i ng being removed;

:75 Figure 2 is a verfiical seot-i'on on the line 2 ofliignre 1';

Figure 3 is a front elevation; partly 1 in see tion similar m Figure 1Wifli the sha deroller in lowermesr; position;

Figure 4- is a fragmentary side elevation of alefkhand bracket I Figure5 is a similar View" of a ri ghlf head bracket showing a sha cle -an droller injlower mesh position; i

Figure 6 is a-si mi'lar View wihh aysliade rel l'er its operableposibienz j Like reference characters areused to designaie similar partsin the drawing and in t-he deseriiati bnwhich foils-We: For the purposeof suspendinga slaving acfinafied shaderoller,- brackets are-ordinarilycarrgfloyedi A number:- oft'hese ha've been pro osed In carconstractionytlier space witlll'l "which the shade rollers maylive-placed is quire cramped; first; hecause-ofithe me a si ty for"conserving space, second, because the shade should be protected fromremoval by the travelling public by being madediffi cnlu'ly separablefrom the car stru'ctureyand third, becauseiilie bracket structure sheuld66 fall w-i-iihin'the con-fines of the Window-frame. designing the spaceforthe disposition ofiroll'er shades used in car consfiruction; it has?been" cuetomaryto provide an enclosihg V member ormeuldi'ng in orderthat a layman ordinariliv could. nob; loosen are shade or re- Ira-"so'deing; d'ifi'iculty in setting the shadelras heen-increased untila-tthe present time a skilled" Workman req uires from, fin te th i rfiyminutes "for hanging a single; shade and a djiiseing" the spring thereinto 1 proper fiensifena 1the' current invention; none of thecompaetnessheretofbre required" and obtained has' been lost-L Theshade-is no more readily removed by the unskilled fihan those previ ouslj''diflicalfly hung, but the hanging'of the shade smears-area to theext-enfi filial? it may bje= pl aced"ih positibn and all" ad'jusfimentsi osfithe spring required obtained in 1 one or two min mises. i As indibated hereinbeiore, shade brackets are right hand and" lei t I hand;One right hand aird oiiel'efii' hand bracket are required for eachroller: The description of a bracket ofone ry e except as to specificdctai-ls WilF-apply'toafibracket of th e other fiype Elie partsbeingreversed.

Jere- 1a ncl" bracket-iwill" be described first; Sti'ch a bracket is;sbbwn in Figures 1, ii-end Each bracket comprises a blank or sheet?metal generally" indie atecl 1'01 At thetopoiWhebracket lbis asli'ghtbend in the material to provide offset SECtlOIlfIl liav'- i'ng"liiterally extending; top flange 12 adapted to be secured tothemetallic: li'ntel 1 3 bya' screw 14 passihg npwardly through theunderside 0r said*l'inifel 13 and said flange '12. 7 A similar o-i'l setsection 15 substantiallfy parallel to seetion 1 1 is Provided at:thebo-t tbnr of blank 10 by a similar, art-ibul -ation thereef and isapertnred teprovide a "screw hole for securing tiie-= brackeii to the-inner peer- 16 "te provide addiisieneli end spaee fer Wall of thewindow side 7 frame-generally the non-rotatable end of the shade rollerwhich end projects into and through the slot in the blank 10 shortly tobe described.

Upon the window side of the blank 10 are two flanges, 17 and 18, theupper 17 being adapted to be secured to the face of post 16 in anysuitable manner, while the lower one 18 is of a fold of materialarranged parallel to and in alignment with the lower section of lintel13. Intermediate the flanges}? and 18 is a cut-out section 19 which isadapted to receive the crimped,

, turned over or beaded edge of the lintel 13,

it being usual to reinforce and protect such edge in one of thesemanners. 7

A section of material 20 converging as it extends. away from the blank10 is arranged upon'inner and uppermost margin of blank 10, integraltherewith, and the extremity of section 20 is bent inwardly to provideengagementflwith a moulding 21, previousliy mentioned. An upper flange22 upon moul ving 21 is secured to the face of lintel 13.

Such moulding or housin 21 extends over the bracket 10 (and the righthand bracket .10) and is adapted to engage at its lower edge justbeneath section 20 the material of the window post 16. Moulding 21 isgenerally placed in position and firmly anchored after the brackets havebeen positioned and before the shade roller is hung or adjusted toproper tension.

'In bracket 10 is a slot 25." The lower end 26 of said slot 25 isenlarged to give it a substantially circular or truly circularconfiguration. Extending upwardly from said enlarged portion 26 the slot25 is truly vertical or nearly vertical for a short distance and then iscurved upwardlyand outwardly, terminating in a downwardlyextendingsubstantially vertical portion 27.- Intermediate the two slot sections25 and 27 is a pointed ortion 28 of the material of blank 10. The ongersection 25 adjacent the pointed end of section 28 is enlarged or widenedand the distance between the projection 28 and the opposite wall of slot25 may be sufliciently augmented to permit the non-rotating end of theshade roller to be turned over therein. I 1

- Right'hand bracket 10 corresponds to bracket 10 in that parts 11, 12,15, 17, 18 ,19, and 20 correspond to parts 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 19 and 20on bracket 10. The slo construction is difierent for it is intended toreceive the rotatable end of the shade roller. Slots 25 and 27 are ofthe same width throughout. At the bottom ofslot 25 isan inwardly dishedsection 26 and a similar dished section 29 is provided at the lowerTheronnded end of the shade roller is disposed against seats 26 and 29according to whether the shade roller is being adjusted or operablydisposed.

- The brackets 10 and 10' are placed in potaut.

sition upon the lintel 13 and window post 16 in the manner indicated. Ashade roller 30 is hung with its projecting end hearings in the slots 25and 25 and rests in the lower ends of such slots. two telescopingsections, one of said sections 31 having movably disposed therein thesquared or oblong lug 32 which is connected to the roller coil springwithin section 31 as is usual in the shade roller art. Adjustments oflug 32 are latched by a dog 33 actuated by gravity. The other section 35of the roller has the ordinary round axle or bearing 36. Intermediatethe sections 31 and 35 is a locking member 37;

A crank or other member is used to rotate the spring in the roller 30.This'is done outside the housing 21. The adjustment should only beenough to hold curtain 38 The curtain fittings which ride in a verticaltrack in curtain moulding 38 hold the curtain in any adjusted position.Adjustments may be made after the roller 30 is placed and with the do"33 up as shown in Figure 5. but in operably seating a curtain soadjusted, the position of dog 33 should be changed to that shown inFigure 6 by turning the curtain over. A stop 39 is provided upon bracket10 to register with the fittings on shade 38 and to prevent the shade 38from being forced too high.

' The inaccessibility to the shade in the old type ofroller shademountings has caused the invention. A single position for the rollerwell obscured by window moulding 21 made removal, repositioning andadjustment of shade rollers a difiicult task. The provision of a guideproviding several seats for a roller is novel. It is therefore myintention to claim this seat wherever found-in. a bracket as described,or in the lintel, post or moulding.

I claim a 1. As a new article of manufacture. a support for a windowshade roller having one end to be held rigid during use comprisingspaced brackets having an enclosed slot of two sections of differentlengths joined at their top extremities.- the section of a less 'lengthin an inwardly hung bracket being further away from the window, theslot. in one ofsaid brackets being substantially the same widththroughout, the slot in the other of said brackets having an enlargedportion at the lower end of the longer section to permit of freerotation of the shade roller without disturbing the tension of thespring therein.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a bracket for supporting that end ofa roller shade housing a spring, and a dog for locking the roller andspring in selected position, a bracket comprising a blank of sheetmaterial having a blind slot therein, said slot having an enlargedportion permitting Shade rollers comprise of free rotation of the shaderoller and a narrow portion extending upwardly and outwardly therefromand terminating in a vertical downwardly extending slot seating saidroller in operable position and preventing rotation of said rollerwithout change in the tension of the spring therein.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a bracket for holding roller windowshades comprising a slotted member adapted to enclose the springactuated end of the shade roller and formed from sheet material, theslot in said member having an enlarged portion from which a narrowsection extends upwardly and forwardly to terminate in a shorterdownwardly extending rollerseating 7 section, the junction between thetwo sections of the slot admitting of the roller being turned tofacilitate its hanging, said member having marginal extension portionsfor securing it concurrently to the lintel, window stop and .moulding ofa car, the portion adapted to be secured to said moulding con tainingsaid shorter section of said slot.

I 4. A curtain roller bracket adapted to be disposed in the back portionof a housing having an inwardly and upwardl extending wall andcomprising an enc osed slot extending from beneath said housing upwardlyand adapted to guide a curtain roller to and from its operatingposition, said slot having a substantially straight vertical sectioneffective to receive a roller in an accessible position for guidance toan inaccessible operative position. r

" 1 WILLIAM G; SMITH.

